# NTSB SEA74DTA10: Bellanca 7GCA, N57476, Lodge Pole, MT, September 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1973
- Place: Lodge Pole, MT · LODGE POLE, MT
- Location: 48.0272° N, 108.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodge Pole, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0272&lon=-108.5517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3218  73/9/25    LODGE POLE,MONT     BELLANCA 7GCA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 150
        TIME - 1500                    N57476              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALTA,MONT                  LODGE POLE,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57476](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57476), registered now, S/N 516-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730925031729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730925031729A), Sep 25, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC, Lodge Pole, MT, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N57476 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74DTA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTA23), Apr 6, 1974: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57476), Malta, MT, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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